Customers enjoy sitting outside in summer, spending every spare moment soaking up the rare moments of sunshine, whether they are at home, or in your pub or restaurant. But the advent of colder weather tends to chase them indoors, leaving your generous outside seating space unused while queues of would-be patrons become impatient with the wait for a seat inside… But what if there was a way to keep your outside seating areas cosy and operational throughout the colder days too?
If this sounds intriguing, perhaps we can help you to choose, install and guide you in the use one of the many options of outdoor heating that are available on the market today? Interested? Read on…
The simplest way to categorise outdoor heaters is by looking at the fuel by which they are powered, as follows:
Many restaurant managers do not like the idea of an outdoor heater because they remember the earliest models which were time- and money-consuming as well as being very inefficient, radiating 90 percent of their heat out into the wintry air instead of doing the chilled people nearby any good.
Almost all of these cons have been dealt with through industry advances, and design improvements.
Most modern outdoor heaters will light up or switch on as readily as any other appliance, and they also heat up more quickly than before, because they are now made with more conductive metals which readily absorbs and holds heat, ensuring that your outdoor seating remains cosy, even on a colder day.
No matter whether you use a gas tank, or electricity or gas from the mains supply, modern outdoor heaters are designed to use the fuel sparingly, with reflectors and insulators ensuring that the heat is contained and sent out only in the desired directions, so you can position then to offer your customers the best benefits.
With the heat being channelled into the direction of where customers are sitting – and this is usually adjustable, by opening or closing windows in the outdoor heater – less of the fuel is wasted, and more is exuded to where it is needed, to warm up chilled bodies.
Your outdoor area is an important part of your restaurant or pub, and it would be a tremendous shame to continue to only use it on beautifully warm days – which probably means that you lose out on income and footfall for well over half of the year. Install an outdoor heater onto your decking or patio, and see how your customers respond to this year-round access to fresh air. Call No1PHD today, on 08006906777 to open up your outdoor areas for the full twelve months of a year!